Theorymoning great fakemon designs I find on the internet. Constructing typings, stats, abilities, level up moves, movepools around them, trying to infuse them into particular gens.
A demonstration. Rock/Fire Tyranitar would be insanely cool and makes a lot of sense. The internet agrees with me.
How would I go about this?
Stats
100 → 100
134 → 104
110 → 120
95 → 150
100 → 85
61 → 41
Ability: Active Volcano - Lowers the opponents Accuracy by 4 stages and inflicts BURN when hit by a Water or Ground type move.
Rock/Fire is a beyond foul defensive typing but this ability would turn Tyranitar into a metagame-defining suicide pest with a massive offensive presence. Maybe the BURN should only happen if Tyranitar is knocked out? Below 10% HP? I live for these considerations.
41 speed puts this Tyranitar out of the range of it’s DD/Boah/Scarf Johto brethren. 104 physical attack combined with a fantastic offensive type combo ensures a constant threat level to much of the metagame. The obnoxious ability gives it an edge against the ever-present Water types, a way to set up other sweepers, and the 150 special attack means that the STAB Fire onslaught will get solid chip on even the bulkiest special walls. Hidden powers and sneaky physical coverage abounds.
Maybe some signature moves?
Rock Rain (10/75/–) A Rock Slide that can’t miss, the one thing holding nearly every viable Rock type move back. No flinch chance but it’s not like you’re outspeeding much anyway.
Sector Collapse (5/200/100) A Gen 5 Rock type Selfdestruct that inflicts the Accuracy and BURN effects of the ability, assuming the opponent survives this devastating attack. Tyranitar faints as a result of course.
